The Microwave Technology ’08 and Computational Modelling ’08 conferences will both be held at the beautiful Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa, in November. The former is the 1st MEI conference focusing on the use of microwaves in minerals engineering. The purpose of the conference is to provide a meeting place for researchers and developers worldwide, who have been actively involved in this emerging technology, and to review the future potential of this technique in the industry. Abstracts have so far been received from workers in Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Iran, Mozambique, Russia, South Africa, UK and Uzbekistan, reflecting the global interest in this technique.
Papers presented will be published in a Proceedings CD-ROM, but authors will be invited to submit their work for peer-review and publication in a special Microwave Technology issue of Minerals Engineering journal. Full details of the conference, including the provisional technical programme, can be found at www.min-eng.com/microwavetechnology08.
Computational Modelling ’08 is sponsored by DEM Solutions. This covers the use of fundamental physical equations to predict the behaviour of complex systems. Techniques include Discrete Element Modelling (DEM), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Methods (FEM). Due to rapid increases in computing power, it is now possible to carry out highly sophisticated and realistic simulations of scientific and engineering processes. Computational modelling has become an indispensable adjunct to the traditional modes of investigation via theory and experiment, and is increasingly viewed as `a peer methodology to experiment and theory’.
There is considerable scope to expand and enhance the use of computational methods in mineral and metallurgical processing. This has the potential to increase understanding of processes, improve the capability to simulate changes to equipment and circuit operation, guide equipment design and develop novel equipment and processes. This conference will bring together researchers, mill operators and software developers to present and discuss the application of computational modelling to the mineral and metallurgical process industries. The current status and latest developments in all these areas of computational modelling, as applied to this industry, will be presented.
Papers presented will be published in a Proceedings CD-ROM, but authors will be invited to submit their work for peer-review and publication in a special Computational Modelling issue of Minerals Engineering. Full details. including the provisional technical programme, can be found at www.min-eng.com/modelling08.